Which is cheaper, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

At MSRP the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound is the cheaper of the two at $888, against $193,320 for the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds — a $192,432 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds wears larger at 45mm versus 38mm for the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound.

What movement does the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds run compared to the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

Both watches run manual movements — the Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds uses the BR-CAL.283 and the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound uses the Miyota 6T33.

Side by side

Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium DiamondsvsVario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Bell & Ross BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds

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MSRP $193,320

Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound

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MSRP $888

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds45mm

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound38mm

Power Reserve

BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds—

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound40h

Water Resistance

BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds100m

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound50m

MSRP

BR-X1 Tourbillon Titanium Diamonds$193,320

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound$888

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

—

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Grey

Black

Indices

Applied indices

Applied

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

BR-CAL.283

Miyota 6T33

Beat Rate

—

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

—

40h

Jewels

—

Complications

Hours/Minutes, Chronograph, Power Reserve Indicator, Tourbillon

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$193,320

$888

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